A Review of the Aetiology and Pathology of Leg Weakness in Broilers in Relation to Welfare

By R. Bradshaw, R. D. Kirkden, D. Broom. 2002

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Optical flow patterns in broiler chicken flocks as automated measures of behaviour and gait (2009, background): “…failure (Baghbanzadek and Decupere, 2008; Julian, 1998), lameness or difficulty in walking (Kestin et al., 1992; Sanotra et al., 2001; Bradshaw et al., 2002; Knowles et al., 2008) and obesity resulting in the need for feed restriction in the parent birds (Bessei, 2006; D’Eath et al.,…”
Metabolic Challenges and Early Bone Development (2007, background): “pododermatitis, and tenosynovitis [8, 13].”
In search of the behavioural correlates of optical flow patterns in the automated assessment of broiler chicken welfare (2013, background): “Lameness, high mortality and other signs of poor welfare also have multiple causes and different manifestations (Bradshaw et al., 2002; Knowles et al., 2008).”
Genetic selection of broilers and welfare consequences: a review (2019, background): “…past 60 years have led to rapid growth rates and increased meat yield in broilers (meat chickens), dramatically decreasing slaughter age and the amount of feed and energy required to raise these birds to market weight (Bradshaw, Kirkden, and Broom 2002; Tallentire, Leinonen, and Kyriazakis 2016).”